Ruth 4:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 2:4-8 : 4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. 7 And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing. 8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
Matt 1:3-6 : 3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; 4 and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
Luke 3:33 : 33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,
1 Chr 4:1 : 1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 2:4-5
2 verses
83%
4And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
Ruth 4:19-22
4 verses
82%
19and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Matt 1:2-6
5 verses
80%
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
3and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
4and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
5and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
Num 26:20-21
2 verses
78%
20And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
21And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
1 Chr 4:1-2
2 verses
78%
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
Gen 46:12
76%
12And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Luke 3:33-35
3 verses
76%
33the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,
34the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,
35the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah,
Gen 38:29-30
2 verses
75%
29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.
30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.
1 Chr 9:4
74%
4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
1 Chr 2:9-10
2 verses
74%
9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
Ruth 4:12
73%
12and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
Ruth 4:17
72%
17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
1 Chr 4:6-8
3 verses
72%
6And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
1 Chr 2:24-25
2 verses
72%
24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bare him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.
1 Chr 6:4
71%
4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Matt 1:13-14
2 verses
71%
13and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
1 Chr 2:12
70%
12and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
1 Chr 4:4
70%
4and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
Gen 46:9
70%
9And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
Matt 1:8-9
2 verses
70%
8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;
9and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
Neh 11:4
70%
4And in Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
1 Chr 4:12
70%
12And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
1 Chr 9:42
70%
42And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
1 Chr 2:39
69%
39and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
1 Chr 1:13
69%
13And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
1 Chr 6:6
69%
6and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
1 Chr 8:1
69%
1And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
1 Chr 1:34
69%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
1 Chr 8:37
69%
37And Moza begat Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.